Those interested in farming — whether it's animals, vegetables or wine grapes — have an opportunity to tour Boulder County farms on Sunday.

Gretchen Heine, of Lafayette, set up this first set of tours because she is interested in Boulder County agriculture and wanted to learn more about it.

"I grew up on a farm in central Oregon, so I always had a connection with farming and I was at the farmers market and I noticed that there isn't anything like this going on in this area. So I started talking to farmers and I was like, 'Oh yeah, I would love to come out and see your farm,'" Heine said. "That's how it all started, because I wanted personally to go and meet them and see what farming is like in Boulder County."

Heine got 11 farms on board. Tickets for adults are $10 per tour and kids are free. While the tours are set up at certain times on Sunday, tickets must be purchased in advance at BoulderCountyFarmTours.com because parking is limited.

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Each tour is 40 to 45 minutes long with time for questions at the end. Heine designed it so that people can tour more than one type of farm.

"The intention is for people to hopefully choose like one vegetable or market farmer and then a farm that has animals so they can get an overall perspective on Boulder County agriculture," she said.

The tours are great for kids, even if it leads to a first realization of where meat comes from, said Heine, who teaches children about nutrition for her day job.

"Most of the farms do have animals that get slaughtered and that's explained to people on the tour. The really interesting thing about kids is that they don't make that connection until they are actually there and their wheels start spinning and it's really interesting," she said.

Additionally, the tours might inspire some children to become farmers or adults to take up backyard gardening.

"It's good for families, but it's also a great time for people to ask questions about gardening, because these are the experts," Heine said. "Plus, most of the farms are primarily women-run. I would say 75 percent of the farms in the tours are primarily operated by women. That can be really inspiring, especially for girls. I think people tend to think of farmers as men, so that's really cool."

Most of the $10 ticket price will go back to the farmers, with Heine taking out enough to pay herself back for the website.

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